On different ways of waking up

[desh]

(or, "Yes, you now have the right to call me a dork, again.")

1. Clock radio set to turn on the news radio station.
2. Battery-powered alarm clock set to crow like a rooster, and then shut off after a minute. (Its only setting.)
3. Clock radio set to turn on the news radio station and beep repeatedly.
4. (3) followed a minute or two later by (2).
5. Clock radio set to turn on some bad music station and beep repeatedly, perhaps also accompanied by (2).
6. (5), but with the clock radio moved to the other site of the room and the volume cranked.
7. The computer set to play "Time" by Pink Floyd, followed by "Today" by Smashing Pumpkins, at an excessive volume.

In practice, I use 1-3 almost every day. I rarely need to exceed 4 anymore, though 4 and 5 were regularly necessary in college. 7 was only ever necessary about 3 times, but it's guaranteed to work.

Goodnight.

Comments

[rustnroses.livejournal.com]

dork! ;)

[starvingnerd.livejournal.com]

I've got a similarly intricate setup where I use staggered snooze alarms to eventually confuse myself awake over the course of 20 minutes. Much harsher music than Floyd and SP though =P

[desh]

"Time" is great because it's quiet for about a minute, followed by the sound of lots of clocks and other beeping things all going off simultaneously. If I wake up quickly enough, I can get to my computer and turn the volume down before the trauma hits.

Though I don't doubt that your music does a better job than Smashing Pumpkins.

[burr86.livejournal.com]

1. Set cell phone alarm clock
2. Snooze for 10 minutes
3. Repeat (1)
4. Five minutes later, get text msgs from #lj_a/#lj_sa :)

[kyra.livejournal.com]

I may need to set up that kind of redundancy in my alarm system. I played alarm tag from 5:30 to 6:30 this morning....

[desh]

That "5:30" bit may be your problem.

[kyra.livejournal.com]

I'm sure it is. Thing is, I start work at 7:30, and to make it here on time, I need to leave my place by 6:45am... and I've never been able to get up on the first ring of the alarm.

[jdcohen.livejournal.com]

And some people still wonder why I had a hard time as your roommate.

--Jeff

P.S. Have you seen my room yet, Desh?

[desh]

Dude, I'm so much better when I have a roommate. Whatever beeps, I shut off within about 15 seconds. Joe, on the other hand, was quite fun to live with. I love the guy, but my (1) wakes me more efficiently than my dropping a book on his head wakes him. He could sleep through a buzzing alarm for 45 minutes. Between that and his behavior during Eagles games, I swear he's narcoleptic.

No, I haven't seen your room! How was your new years party? </inside-joke>

[dredpiraterober.livejournal.com]

I slept through my roomate throwing a party in my room in college.

[desh]

Yeah, some people can pull this off in college. I never got it.

[tobeginagain.livejournal.com]

My set up: (This is for M/R minyan. S/T/W are for twenty minutes later.)
Old cell phone: 06:27 (snooze)
Clock radio to some static-y French station: 06:30
New cell phone alarm one: 06:32
Old cell phone on snooze: 06:34
New cell phone alarm two: 06:37
Old cell phone on snooze: 06:41
Out the door: 06:55

[graich.livejournal.com]

I used to hate those radio stations that have morning shows instead of just frickin playing music. But I'm lucky enough to have found one here that is so funny that it is always my alarm and I actually often wake up to it laughing. Best way that I have ever woken up (by alarm)!